Fire Emblem Legends: Dawn of Medeon, a -Story driven adventure that sets up the main hack I really wanted to do- romhack from @Dokuganryu_Silvio
What is one thing about your project that you feel has had a lot of/the most time and effort put into it?
D_S: Honestly there’s a lot of things I could say, especially with this being my first foray into the romhacking scene in general, but I’d have to say specifically it’s learning python. Because I’m using the Lex Talionis engine (which I find easier to use than FEBuilder in a lot of ways), I’ve been learning how to code properly which has been fun, if not extremely time consuming. I’m finding it highly valuable though, and it’s quite enjoyable.
What was/is the most enjoyable part of working on your project?
D_S: Currently it’s making the chapters through the eventing and then playtesting it afterwords. I find myself eagerly looking for crashes because there’s a certain hilarity that comes from you realizing “Uh oh, I effed up” but because YOU’RE the one who made the game crash, it’s easy to laugh it off and just try again. Trial and error makes for a fun experience sometimes.
What is one thing about your project that you wanted to talk about that you didn’t have the opportunity to include in your video?
D_S: So I know I elaborated on it briefly in the trailer and in the description, but this hack is a prequel to the one I really want to make. The issue is, I’m one man working a 9-5 job and I couldn’t and most definitely shouldn’t take that all on myself. Especially since I’m new to the romhacking scene. My goal with Dawn of Medeon, as well as my hope, is that I can make a compelling enough hack by myself that not only lays the foundation of some of what I have worked on from my major hack I WANT to do, but also is something I can show to others and be like “Hey, I’m working on this big thing and I would really like help. But to make sure you guys aren’t just helping someone who hasn’t done anything before, here’s my story draft for this hack I want to do and here’s something I made BY MYSELF to show you that I’m someone you can trust/work with” y’know?
What inspired your project’s creation?
D_S: So in this case, Dawn of Medeon was created when I realized that I couldn’t do my main hack by myself but I still wanted to make something with this world I had created during the midst of the Pandemic. I couldn’t do anything with Project LAST STAND (My main hack I want to make, which has a title but I’m gonna refer to it as the project name for now) by myself, but I still had momentum and ideas flowing. These ideas, along with feedback from close friends shaped what the lore for Project LAST STAND could be. Then I thought to myself “What if I made it playable extra chapters in the main game!” Which then turned into “Just make it a short hack. The outcome is already predetermined, how does the journey get there though?” and it just kind of fell into place there. Working on Dawn of Medeon has JUST been me working on the LT project, but I hope to finish the Alpha soon (at the time of this writing, it is August 15th 2024) and have friends and other people playtest the first 3 chapters. I’ll start working on Chapters 4 and 5 soon while they playtest, and then I’ll refine the first three afterwards. The hope is to have half the game ready as a demo slated for after FEE3 (Late Fall/Early Winter is the goal).
And who knows? Maybe people will want to help after seeing the trailer. Wouldn’t that be something… I’d be extremely honored hahaha.
What got you into making Fire Emblem fan games?
D_S: Honestly, I can’t really say. I like playing FE and I had an idea. It just kind of went from A to B really fast LMAO.
Trust me, if I could’ve made this a hack n’ slash “Warriors” game, I would’ve 100%. Besides the Zelda series I’m a Warriors genre fan through and through. Those two series were my childhood yo!
BONUS QUESTION
What media have you been consuming recently?
D_S: I tend to consume a lot of media I’ve already watched or I know I like, so stuff like Fullmetal Alchemist, replaying the Oracle games from Zelda, 100% Hyrule Warriors for a 5th time (I’m not shitting you, I’m being dead serious. I’ve 100% every Zelda game that exists multiple times. Even if it’s not part of the canon)
As for new content, I’ve been really fond of Mission: Yozakura Family and It’s a wonderful thing to be hitting my Slice of Life Anime/Manga phase. There’s a really good SoL manga called “The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity”, and it’s a fantastic read that’s still going on. I highly recommend it.